//BeanCipher - Bean Cipher Security Layer
//Copyright (C) 2005 Raul Alfredo Bajales
//
//This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
//modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
//License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
//version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
//
//This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
//but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
//MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
//Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
//You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
//License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
//Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
package ar.com.rab.beancipher.spi;

import java.util.List;



/**
 * Describes a bean indicating his class name, property cipher reference, 
 * and list of porperty descriptors
 *   
 * @author Bajales Raul
 */
public interface IBeanDescriptor {
    
    /**
     * @return Returns the beanClassName.
     */
    public String getBeanClassName();
    
    /**
     * @return Returns the propertyCipher.
     */
    public IPropertyCipher getPropertyCipher();
    
    /**
     * @param propertyDescriptor
     */
    public void addPropertyDescriptor(IPropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor);

    /**
     * @param propertyDescriptors
     */
    public void addAllPropertyDescriptors(List propertyDescriptors);

    /**
     * @return Returns the propertyDescriptors.
     */
    public List getPropertyDescriptors();
}